The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Abt Associates two new contracts to evaluate the effectiveness of the H1N1 vaccine among health care workers and children under the age of 18.
CECIL COUNTY, Md. — A 16-year-old boy in Maryland was paralyzed from the chest down after getting the H1N1 flu vaccine at school, a doctor said. “Under very heavy treatment, not only did he not improve, he even got slightly worse,” said Sinai pediatric neurologist Dr. Yuval Shafrir.
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Teen Paralyzed After Getting H1N1 Vaccine (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
A 16-year-old boy in Maryland was paralyzed from the chest down after getting the H1N1 flu vaccine at his school, according to a doctor.
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Teen Paralyzed After Getting H1N1 Vaccine (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia confirmed Tuesday the country’s first swine-flu death in six months. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said a 22-year-old woman died of respiratory problems at a hospital Sunday, two weeks after testing positive for the H1N1 viru…
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Malaysia records first swine flu death for the year (EARTHtimes.org)
Dear Dr. Gott: My 15-year-old daughter had the H1N1 shot on a Tuesday morning. That afternoon, she passed out walking to one of her classes. Her pediatrician did not find anything wrong. On Wednesday, she broke out with a rash from her armpit to below her hip.
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Ask Dr. Gott: H1N1 shot may cause fainting (The Monterey County Herald)
QMy 15-year-old daughter had the H1N1 shot on a Tuesday morning.
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Dr. Gott:Did vaccine cause trio of symptoms? (Erie Times-News)
A Colorado Springs mother finds herself four months pregnant and sick with the H1N1 Virus.
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Pregnant Mom Recovering From H1N1 (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)
PHOENIX — While parents may be relieved that the H1N1 flu virus is on the decline, health officials around Arizona are warning that a virus putting young children at risk for pneumonia and lung infections is on the rise.
To date, the H1N1 virus has been documented in various animal species including, dogs, cats, ferrets, pigs, turkeys and a cheetah. In nearly all cases where a household pet tested positive for H1N1, the pet contracted the virus from a human in the house.
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Ask the Vet: Can dogs get the swine flu? (Danvers Herald)
(Washington, DC) — As many as 17,000 Americans have died as a result of the H1N1 flu virus.
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H1N1 Claims Up To 17,000 Lives (KOLR – KSFX Ozarks)